The list for November 15, 1996
The Top 12 Pet Peeves Of Bicycle Messengers
- Ambulance drivers refuse to give right of way.
- Delivering a letter to the Broken Glass on Rain-Slick Streets Admiration Society.
- JFK, Jr. always asking for fashion tips.
- Getting poked in the eye by a cabbie flipping someone off.
- Dennis Hopper always sneering, “Hey! Easy Rider!”
- Arrogant hot dog vendors who think they own the sidewalk.
- Most businesses just aren’t impressed by the use of cards in the spokes.
- Pedestrian blood always sticking up your gears.
- People who yell for you to juggle stuff (Oops! That’s a pet peeve of unicycle messengers).
- Can’t take your Huffy on the Information Superhighway without getting flattened by some wiseass driving a Pentium.
- Robert Downey, Jr. taking a catnap on the sidewalk.
And the Number 1 Pet Peeve Of Bicycle Messengers…
- Any trip involving the invitro clinic.
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CREDITS
Selected from 97 submissions by 38 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- David W. James, Los Angeles, CA — 1 (4th #1)
- John Voigt, Chicago, IL — 2, 9
- Doug Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA — 3
- Dave George, Arlington, VA — 4
- David Hyatt, New York, NY — 5
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 6
- John Hering, Alexandria, VA — 7
- Kris Johnson, Burbank, CA — 8
- Christopher Troise, New York, NY — 10
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 11
- George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 12
- Gene/Cynthia Markins-Dieden, New Haven, CT — 12
- Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — Topic
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